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... Then up the funicular to the mountain overlooking Como, not happy with view at that height we decide to walk up to the lighthouse. Snow covered following last weeks cold blast we make our way up - a long way - finally arriving at 'the lighthouse'. The view was spectacular, well the view as best it can be here with quite dense haze/smog. We could see the water but sadly the Swiss Alps, whilst could be seen, were blurry. (Switzerland is ...

We arrived in this beautiful city at dusk so we weren't able to get the most out of it. Stayed there only for one hour and we spent that time in Parco Civico capturing the flickering lights of the city surrounded by mountains. The view from the shores of Lake Lugano was fascinating. It's truly a must-visit city and I'd love to go back and see it in broad daylight. ...

... when we told them we worked in a pizza shop, they thought we made proper Italian pizzas I think. We tried to explain what fast food is but they don't really have it here so it was hard. They just kept saying 'oh! pizza ohno' and making spinning pizza gestures (I think it means pizza chef). There is also an Australian staying in the town as a au-pair and she came too and tried to translate a bit. The family mostly cant speak any English other than the daughter who ...

... ferry ride across a few of the popular villages such as Bellagio. We discovered why there was only 1 hostel in Lake Como, everyone is old and everything is expensive! So this wasn't a party place but still very beautiful to see. It had gotten too cold to go swimming so we just did some sight seeing and explored all of the cute back Italian streets. I was sick as a dog and it was freezing (so much for a European summer) so we did a lot of cafe hopping ...

I found a small roadside café on a hill overlooking the lake. The expresso was good! I sat there for a while soaking up the sun, but I knew I had a lot of driving to do if I was going to make it to Pisa before dark. Still without a GPS but I had written names of cities and road numbers on a piece of paper as a reference. ...